NEW: ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG" LAWN TENNIS
ASSOCIATION.
N EXHIBITION; MATCH (doubles) A. W. Gonɛ and Lt-Com. Woɛ. THIROTON . No Sze Kwoxo and M. W. Lo will be played on the Hongxong CRICKET GROUND TO-MORROW, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TE, at 4.30 PM, providing the stay of the *.s. City of Paona is of suficient duration.
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INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE
authorized Mr. LIONEL
WEUGENE LAMMERT to Sign our
Firm from THIS DATE,
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NOTION TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPER, LTD..
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please send Copy for Annual is still Open for Acceptance. Apply
1923 ANNUAL? Back Fags
Des Venz. Road.
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of
AND
OKINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONBIGNEES per Company's Steamer
"LXION"
as karoby notified that the Cargo will be die- akarged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to
sad conditions of storage at Hol "The Cargo will be ready for delivery Godown on and after 14th Maroli. Optional cargo will be landed, unless notion has been given prior to steamer's Arrival,
All brakar, fasted, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, whom they will be on any Tuesdays and Fridays between wxxmized on Cherbour
wure of 10.45 4.M. and Noor within the free storage period. obare left the
No Olzima will be admitted after the Gooda
remaining undelivan Godown, and all Goods the 20th March, whi be subject to rent,
after
LANCASHIRE FIRM ofENGINEERS,
Established 1839, Manufacturing Mining Machinery, ir, team, Compreared Air and Electrically Driven Bauling and Winding Ma- chinery, slo Builders and Contractora, eta, Winches Electrically Steam and Gasoline. Driven. Turbines and Pelton Wheels, require AGENT in China. Only those who can guar antes Good Business need apply Box X.T., 891, Horwoods, 170, Fleet Street, London..
COMPANIES (WINDING UP),
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
--IN-THE-MATTER of COMPANIES
`ORDINANCE, 1911-1921.
All Ulsims sgainst the Steamer maat ba prted to the undersigned on or before the
·Sai April, or they will not be recognised.
Ho Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta.
Hongkong; 14th March, 1993.
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IN THE MATTER of the OHINA SPECIE
BANK, LIMITED..
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15ṛя, 1923.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 16th MARCH, 1923
at Noor, for consideration OF THE DIRECTORS KEPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the year ending 31st December, 1999,
BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 17th to The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER
the 26th March, 1923 (both days inclusive).
By Order of the Board of Directors,
R. M. DYER,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 18th March, 1923.
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CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO.
NOTICE.
ORDINARY. ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLDERS of the shore Cotupany will be held at the Offices of the General Agoats, PEDDER STREET, on : TUESDAY, the 27th MARCH, at 11.30 A.M. for the purpose receiving the Report and Statement of Ascounts for the Tear ending 31st December, 1931
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 13th to 27th March, both days inclusive.
THE FORTY-FIFTH
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LD, -General-Agents Hongkong, 8th Maroh, 1993.
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THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ORDINARY
INTIMATION
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WHISKY
Perfect
Gives
Satisfaction
because it is a Skilful
Blend of the Best
Highland Scotch WHISKIES,
TOTICE IS HEREBY, GIVEN that by an Order made by His Honor Sir William Rees Davies, K., Chief Justice, in the above matter dated the 5th day of March, 1923, it was ordered that the CHINA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED
be Wound up by thisHE FIFTY-FOURTH
GENERAL MEETING of SHARE of Great Age, matured Court under the TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ordinances of 17.20visions of the Companies | HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the
Weather, Permitting) GYMKHANA Official Receiver be appointed Provisional MARCH, 1923,TUESDAY,
Hongkong, 1911-1991, and that
in Sherrywood-
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE.
MEETINGS will be held on the following
Dates:-
April 7th May 5th, June and, July 7th
(Extra). Oct. 6th, Nov. 3rd, Dec. 1st (Extra).'"
H. BIRKETT,
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Clerk of the Coarse,
PROPOSALS FOR BEEF & MUTTON. -Ofico: DEPARTMENT QUARTERMASTER. PHILIPPINK DEPARTMENT Manila, P.I. SEALED PROPOSALS, in Triplicate, will be received here until 11.00 LK., MAY 22ND, 1923, and then opened for furnishing BEEF and MUTTON-Fresh Frozen. Farther informa« tion on application.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER
"NANKIN."
Arrived Honokona on 19th March, 1923,
From ANTWERP, LONDON, PORTSAID,
ADEN, COLUMBO AND STRAITS.
the
Liquidator of the Company and that Jos BENESSEY SET
SITH aid, facorporated Accountant, be continued a
1, of Victoria, Hongkong, store: Special Manager of
of the Company until the further order of the Court abject to the approval of the Official Receiver.
“NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the First Meeting of Creditors of the Company will be held at the Official Receiver'a Office at the Courts of Justice, Victoria, aforesaid, on the 93rd day of March, 1993, at 11 am, and the First Meeting of Contributories will be held at the same place on the same day at 11.30 AM.
Dated this 8th day of March, 1923.
GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO. Solicitors for the Official Receiver.
BOXING.
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Br permission of the Officer Commanding. THE KING'S BEGIMENT NOVICES TOURNAMENT
will take place at MURRAY BARRACKS
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on
Undersigned од
the
*7th
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, year ended the 31st December, 1929. together with a Statement of Accounts for the
The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th to the 27th March, 1923, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. HONGLONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 8th March, 1923. [08
RUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions
to sell by Public Auction,
WEDNESDAY, the 11th APRIL, 1923
commencing at 3 P.M.....
ON
at their Sales Room, Daddell Street.
ONE SET OF MINT MACHINERY: Machinery capable of producing 100,000 (One This lot comprises complete set of Mint
hundred thousand) pieces 20-cent (Twenty cent) coins or 200,000 (Two hundred thousand pieces 10-cent (Ten cent) coins per working day
The molation was so worded as to avoid Acording to the master of the 2,8. Žed? the spending of much time as the Sang, which arrived in Hongkong on Government has been doing during the Tuesday, shipping has bean greatly de- Inst twelve years-on what will be layed in the vicinity of the Hainam v possible, with the march of science, ten Strait owing to a thick fog which fell on or Afteen years bence, and confined it to the 10th inst, and which continued for the practical steps that can be taken three days, lifting only at intervals. Dow-thus making it clear that it was not a shelving resolution but one from
We see that the Shanghai branch of ".. which early practical results might be the Chinese Seamen's Union last week expected. Misgivings have been widely calabrated "the first anniversary of the
termination of the seamen's" strike in ..
entertained regarding the wisdom of leaving the British Imperial wireless
. COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE 00.. LIMITED.
We are officially informed that, sub-
chain to the Post Office which has been South China." The national flag wi not inappropriately, deveribed as "not honoured by the members, in the form of having the driving energy nor the three bows, the members then bowing to economic incentive of a purely business the publio as an acknowledgement of - concern." The Mother Country, by the their gratitude for the public's support. new decision is falling into line with the Domitions" in accepting the policy, of opening the door to private enterprise. There has been no mention in the cables o far received of a Hongkong link in the chain, but we suppose that Hongkong will not be omitted simply because the chain is likely to be built by private jet to audit, the general managers and- enterprise rather than by Government,
Consulting Committee of the Hongkong when come years ago the Chamber of Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., will recoin- Commerce agitated for the setting up of mead at the forthcoming meeting of wireless station in Hongkong its shareholders to be held on 27th instant, utility as means of communicating the payment out of the profits for the with ships at son was the main, if not year-1921-of-a-dividend-of-$12-per-share- the only, consideration in mind. This absorbing $258,000; to pass $200,000 to purpose is now being served by the low aradit of reserve fund and £10,604 4%. power station at Cape d'Aguilar, while 3d. at ex. 2/21. 806,140.59 to credit of the Colony is also provided with a high-reinsurance fund, enrrying · forward". power station under the control of the 831,609.18 in respect of the year 1929. Naval Authorities on Stonecutters Island.
A
Then, again, we are very rarely without
1
a warship equipped with a wireless FAR EASTERN CABLE
installation of very high-power Now and then the Colony is favoured through its wireless
communications with lengthy
NEWS
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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEWS messages despatched from the PROPOSED JAF-FINNISHTM
powerful" wireless station at Leafield,
Casks.
from intermediate stations. They in.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
Wine
10 &
Spirit Merobarts.
ESTABLEIRD 81 YEARS.
BIRTH.
Oxford, and retransmitted, of course,
dicate the possibilities of a commercial
COMMERCIAL TREATY
HELSINGFORS, March 13th.
The Government" of Japan has proposed. **
wireless service. Though at the Imperial negotiations for a Jap-Finnish commer Conference, Mr. Freaca, the Primecial Treaty,
Minister of Australia, emphasised the
great value of an inter-imperial wireless.
OF 1915.
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S
REPLY.
chain for the distribution of news of THE SINO-JAPANESE TREATY what is happening in all parts of the Empire, there is no intention of con- fining the projected wireless service to Government purposes. It is, indeed, intended primarily for commercial traffic,
The following is English translation of and even the proposed Government wire the reply from Japanese Minister for less station to Bo erected in Britain, in Foreign Affairs to the Chinese Charge the interests of "national security,-a d'Affaires in Tokyo, regarding the Sino station capable of communication with Japanese Treaty of May, 25th, 1815:- the Dominions, according to the an MONSIEUR LE CHARGE D'AFFAIRES,--E
farther particulars and inspection orders SANDES-At Shanghai, on March 14th, to notacement of Mr. BoNAR, LAW, will be have the honour to acknowledge thes
CONSIGNEES of Carge by the above-named THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY may be obtained from Messrs. GILMAN & Co.,
hereby informed that their goods
'are being landed and placed at thRIK BIEX in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Dompany Godowns at Kowloon, whare meh Cogument will be sorted out Kark by Mark sad delivery on be obtained as the Goods are landal
Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary
hour before arrival of the Stamer. Goods "not cleared within 8 days, including damo ei arzival will be subject to rent
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any caso whatever,
Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for aramination by the Consignees, Company' sarveyor, Mesars. DDARD & DOUGLAS at 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays.
and the
tem
All claims must be presented within s days of the Steamer's arrival bere after which date they cannot be recognized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods
·Savo left tho Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agentu Hongkong, 12th March, 1923.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Hismatip
"TRIESTE."
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FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, MASSANA, PORT SAID, ADEN, GOLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform- ed that all Goods are being landed" at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., at How whence and/or from the whares delivery. Food,
MARCU, 15TH, 16TH & 17TH, AT 9 P.M.
Mr. and Mra C. L. SANDES, & SÖD.
- LTD,, or the Undersigned),,
Terms:-20% of Purchase Money to be paid There will also be Middle and Lightweight en Fall of Hammer. Balance to be paid with HongKong Carton: 104, Dui Vaux BD., C. throughout the Empire will "welcome the the decision of your Government res Competitions open to the Services, and a 10 two weeks of day of sale, Round Contest on each night.
The Regimental Band will be-in attendance
PRICES OF ADXISSION-
·Bingside Seato, Reserved] General : $2.00 Two Small Standa JPublic * 100 Large Stand (Services in Uniform)... 0,50
Reserved Seats may be booked and Unreser ved tickets purchased at the School Rooms, sitaste at the Garden Road entrance to Murray Barracks, from Monday, 13th, to Wednesday 14th, between the hours of 12 to 2 and 6 to 7
p.m.
The Army Tournament will take place at Murray Barracks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 22nd, 23rd and 26th.
J. BAILEY, Lient. President, Regimental Boxing Committee. 529]
ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB
INTERPORT & INTERCLUB REGATTA AND CLOSING CRUISE at,the
CLUB HOUSE, NORTH POINT. SATURDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1923. LADIES' YACHT Rack-1st Gas, 2.15 pm. ROWING EVENts, Morning and Afternoon.
bo Cargo will be forwarded unless FIRST REGATTA EVENT,' after tiffa will be at Optional motice to the contrary be given before 9th inst..
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th insty will be subject to rent,
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th fast, or they will not be recognised
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in, the Godowas, where they will be examined
on the 15th inst, at 10 am, by our Bervarora, Mesars. Goddard & DovolaS
No Fire Insurance has been affected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO, LTD, 51]
Agents.
8.p.m.
"HONG" FOURS-4 p.. INTERFORT Fours p...
Special TRAM CARS from Fort Office
215 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 245. p.m., and 8 p.m. Special LAUNCHES from MURRAY Pier:
2 p.m. to 3.30 pm2 every 15 minutes.
The INTERPORT CREWS will be entertained to Dinner at the HoxexoNG HOTEL at 8 pm, when the Prizes won will be presented.
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TICKETS may be obtained from--
Mr. D..C..LOGAN,
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE,
Step across to the
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and you'll be
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TO LET
UNFURNISHED, No. 1444, TEM PRAK
Aear the Barker Road Tram Station-8 Rooman for 9 Mouth; $150 Per Month,
For particulars apply to
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9th February, 1923.-
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LAMMERT BROTHERS.
• Auctioneers.
FAR MOULABS
of
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
Situate
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No. 13, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages
By
PUBLIC AUCTION, IN ONE LOT
On 1
MONDAY.
The 14TH DAY of MAY, 1923, at 8 o'cloox, P.M. Masera. LAMBERT BROTHERS
By
AT TENIR OFFICE, DUDDELL STEERT. HE consists of First ALL
LONDON OPTION: 131, FL STREET, E.C. these new facilities of communication not only as a new bond of Empire, but as offering the prospect of cheaper rates and
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MARCH 157A, 1993.
THE EMPIRE WIRELESS
SCHEME.
MR. BONAL LAW made as announcement in the House of Commons recently to the effect that the Government does not consider it necessary any longer to ex- clude private enterprise from participation in inter-imperial wireless communication,
akcelerated service.
Four cases of notifiable disease were reported in the Colony on Tuesday; they were; Diphtheria, one Chinese; enteric fever, one Indian, imported; cerebro- spinal fever, one Chinese, ong Filipino.
made available for commercial traffe receipt of your note dated the 10th inst
in which, under instructions from Peking, when necessary. The general public you were good enough to communicate to.
Treaties and Notes of May, seh, 1915. pecting abrogation of the Sino-Japanese After quoting statement of your "Governa ment published immediately on conclusion of the said Treaties, statement of the Chinos Delegation at the Paris Peace Conference, and contentions advanced by the Chinese Delegation at the Washing- ton Conference, your Note concludes that the said Treaties and Notes should now be cancelled in toto, except these stipul ations and reservations contained therein which have already been adjusted, or which the Japanese Government have alrendy_renounced or withdrawn.
The Japanese Government are unable to conceal from themselves à There will be a Cinematograph Eater-surprise and regret at the communication sense of tainment at the Helena May Instituto on under acknowledgment. The Treaties Thursday, March 22nd, at 9 p.m., for 1815 were formally signed by the Japanese concluded and the Notes exchanged in members and their friends, either ladies and Chinese representatives, who were or gentlemen. Tickets, fifty couts each, invested with full powers by their respsc- tive Governments; the treaties have ren, ADVT. aro obtainable from the Secretary.-
moreover, duly ratified by the respectiye- Heads of State The views of the Japanese Government concerning these agreements were declared by their Dele attempt on the part of your Govern gates at Washington Conference. Au
cord,
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T THAT Picco or parcel of ground situate and has, therefore, decided to license the at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and erection of private wireless stations in registered in the Land Office as SECTION 4 of INLAND TOT No. 2166 together with Great Britain for communication with the the messuages erections or buildings thereon Dominions, Colonies and foreign coun now known as No. 13
A Chinese News Agency reports that Wing Hing Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear tries, subject to Government control. As the American adviser to the Peking Gov
said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2168 result of this decision the long disement Dr. J. Ferguson in a memoran-ment to abrogate, of its own being a scavenging lane. All of which pre-cussed "Empire Wireless Chain" may be dum on the subject of the reunification Treaties and Notes which are perfectly mises are held for the residue of the term of 75 years from the 15th day of May, 1916, living reality in eighteen months. of, the country bas incidentally suggested the advancement of friendship between valid, will not only fail to contribute to created by the Crown Lease thereof together Official obstruction has persisted for the advisability of appointing Dr. Sun with the valuable machinery now situate in
of the
or upon the said premises and at No, 1twelve years. In July, 1912, the British Yat Sen to the post of Director-General Gordon Street.
Government entered into a contract with of National Railways so as to enable him Particulars and Conditions
of sale may be the Marconi Company for the erection of to put his theory of building railways More HASTINGS & HASTINGS, chain of high-power Wireless Telegraph by, soldiers into practice.
stations as recommended by the Imperial
obtained from
Baliatorg
8, Don Var Bond Central; Joud MORTE, LAMMERT BROTHERS!
Auctioneers,
two countries, but should be regarded as contrary to the accept principles of inter- accordingly, cannot in any way lund national intercourse. This Government themselves to the line of action now con
templated by your Government. The Japanese Government have, always had near their heart the promotion of cordial Conference held in 1911, but subsequently Mons. Jose de Costs Mines, the Bishop relations between our nations and they a Committee was appointed by the Post of Macho, has been visiting the Portu- trust you will agree that their solicitade master-General to consider and report guise Church at Malacca. A newspaper in that directions had been abundantly proved in their dealings with the Chineso on the merita of then existing systems report says: "A feature which impress-Government by repeated acts of good- of long-distance wireless telegraphy, ended the Bishop while making his way to
will
Furthermore, the Japanese Govert-" * continuous communication for the die unsophisticated piety of a certain portion arrangemont with
China on
certain. tances required by the Imperial chain of the congregation who scrambled to get matters stipulated in the said Treaties Then came the war and all private sa opportunity of kissing his Lordship's decision to waiva sights secured to them and Notes, and have also declared their radio-telegraphy was suspended. Then sacred ring and golden cross" another committee was appointed to mako
OFFICES in UNION BUILDING-Four in particular as to their capacity for the Parochial House was the frank and ment, have recently concluded a
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under various other clauses in the instru ment in question and to withdraw car- taip reservations made in them. In this that they find absolutely nothing in the Treaties and Notes which is susceptible of further modification. .: Government that there is no occasion for It therefore seems to the Japanes entertaining in any way the proposals of your Government, respecting the discus sion of questions incidental to the re storation of Port Arthur and Deirdr consequent upon the abrogation of the said Treaties,
1 avail myself of this opportunity, eto,
an inquiry in the light of modera "In connection with the exhibition situation they feel compelled to declare N KOOM in Central Locality suitable wireless science and Imperial needs," and tennis match advertised to take place on
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the result of this was that there was a the Hongkong Cricket Ground, to-morrow, disposition to make the service a Govern rang be mentioned that Mr. A. W. ment monopoly The Government's conver Gore, who will partner Lieut. Com sion has been, influenced apparently by the Worthington against Mears. M. W. Lo report of the Imperial Communications and Ng Sen Kwong, was in 1900 captain TWO OFFICE ROOMS, Top Floor, Committee which was appointed as a of“, thà, fim International lawn tennis
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